Waikato

A keen surfer, Aaron Kerepopa began carving snapped surfboards and his work developed from there. Now one of his works can fetch thousands of dollars and he is a full time artist. Audio

Benneydale is a small town in the Waitomo district, 35 kilometers south of Te Kuiti. Our tour guides are Chris Poole, Murray Patterson and Jill Harding. Audio

With less than 1% of its natural vegetation remaining, Hamilton city is working hard to restore urban biodiversity Audio

The fellowship between Sir Peter Jackson and acting unions is apparently fraying, well before any green light is given to film two Hobbit movies. Hundreds of New Zealand actors say they will not work… Audio

A Waikato University 'large river' research project is focusing on life in New Zealand's longest river Audio

Westland, Southland, the Chatham Islands and Marlborough all have their own Anniversary day. So does Nelson and Wellington. Aucklanders celebrated their Anniversary on Monday... and people in the… Audio

We take our last look at a native bird today by travelling to Turangi in the central North Island. Audio

Once a thriving gold mining town, Kuaotunu is a beautiful coastal village located 15kms north of Whitianga on the Coromandel Penninsula. Audio

New Zealand's only narrow-guage mountain railway, the Driving Creek Railway near Coromandel Town. Audio

Andrew McRae visits Hamilton Zoo. Audio

A sports memorabilia collecting compulsion put forward to the public. Audio

Lake Taupo lies in the heart of the Taupo Volcanic zone, a large and highly active area extending from Mount Ruapehu, south of the lake to beyond White Island, off the eastern coast of New Zealand… Audio

13 February 1988 is a day of thanksgiving and celebration for the return of Māori land. Twenty-five hectares by the Raglan harbour was taken by the Crown for defence purposes during the Second World… Audio

Raglan Golf Course - Raglan land confiscated during the last World War for an aerodrome, disputed over the past five years, has been the subject of an appeal in which the High Court has validated the… Audio

Steve Apirana, lead guitarist and vocalist with 1970s Maori rock band Butler has continued to perform as a solo artist having released three blues influences gospel albums over the past 30-years… Audio

Chris Thompson is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Raglan. In a 35 year professional music career, he has released or featured on more than 20 albums and has written about 150 songs and tunes… Audio

They call him the Honky Tonk Bad Boy of New Zealand Rockabilly - and he wouldn't have it any other way! Ritchie Pickett has been kindling the country/rockabilly flame for longer than even he cares to… Audio

Jodi Vaughan came to New Zealand for the weekend in 1975 - and she's been here ever since. In 1976 she appeared on the television programme The Entertainers and quickly became one of our most… Audio

From the National Youth Choir to recording a Nashville album with cult country band 'The Dead Reckoners'; Sydney-based New Zealander Shanley Del talks about her career, and her second album, 'My Own… Audio